DOES GOD WANT AMERICA TO BE A CHRISTIAN NATION?
Wretched Radio with Todd Friel
Fortis Institute
4.9 • 3.1K Ratings
🗓️ 3 July 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
• John MacArthur: There is no such thing as “Christian Nationalism.”
• Jesus never tied political power to advancing His kingdom.
• Christ came for hearts, not government control—He calls us to live transformed lives, not to seize nations.
Segment 2:
• Christians should care about politics, but can’t force governments to obey Scripture.
• Jesus' kingdom is not of this world—He didn’t overthrow Rome.
• Christian Nationalism often lacks clear biblical support despite quotes from theologians.
Segment 3:
• Jesus promised His spiritual kingdom would prevail against darkness, not political kingdoms.
• We must align with what Scripture says, not postmillennial dreams of a theocracy.
• Christians should engage politics wisely, but expect the world to get darker, not Christianized.
Segment 4:
• Seeking a “muscular Christianity”? Be careful it doesn’t become vigilante Christianity.
• When, if ever, should Christians resist or overthrow corrupt governments?
• We must obey God over man—but Scripture limits when and how resistance is biblical.
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| 0:00.0 | Richard Radio begins in three, two, one. |
| 0:09.1 | We've had 35 resurrections of the dead. |
| 0:11.5 | The closer they are to freshly dead, the easier they are to resurrect. |
| 0:15.1 | So I see this giant angel and I asked him his name. |
| 0:17.6 | It's a financial company, and I realized this angel is here for our finances. |
| 0:21.9 | And that's a true literal story, by the way. |
| 0:23.4 | These people are charlatans. And it's about time we draw a line in the sand and stop fraternizing with the wolves. |
| 0:30.0 | It's time for Wretched Radio with Tom Friel. |
| 0:33.1 | The question is since the theological conclusion of the Great Commission is the victory |
| 0:39.3 | of the Messiah, how should we consider biblical Christian nationalism, deonomy, and |
| 0:45.5 | hopeful eschatology? This is Rretched Radio. That was the question that was posed to one Dr. John |
| 0:52.8 | MacArthur. His response to christian nationalism |
| 0:56.8 | as always he doesn't leave much to be imagined it's not going to be a whole lot of confusion |
| 1:05.7 | when it comes to a position stake by one doctor john macArthur. I'll give you a simple answer. |
| 1:11.0 | There's no such thing as Christian nationalism. |
| 1:13.9 | Jimmy, do you understand what he was trying to say there? |
| 1:16.4 | Pretty clear. |
| 1:17.1 | Okay, got it. |
| 1:17.9 | There's no such thing as Christian nationalism. |
| 1:20.0 | Please note, and it gets a little agitating, frankly, for all of us, |
| 1:24.3 | that we always must have an asterisk attached to Christian nationalism. |
| 1:29.8 | It depends on what your meaning is, because progressives, liberals, they will broad brush the issue |
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